January 29, 2026 Birthdays

Birthdays

My three sisters each had two sons and one daughter.  About 4 years ago when sending out ecards I noticed something kind of interesting.  Each of my nieces' husbands had January birthdays.  All three were in the last 3 days of the month.  What are the chances of that!  Two of the nieces have May birthday, only 3 days apart.  The youngest niece was born in September.  Youngest is probably 20+ years younger than the other nieces.  So, they did not all fall under the same sign to influence those choices.  Just a freak coincidence.

Each month I have a goal of sending e-cards to everyone in my PEO group.  In addition, family members and close friends are included in the greeting sending out.  There is a variety of choices so no one receives identical cards.  I cannot guarantee that the next year someone might get one I sent out last year.  They received a greeting cause they are on my Luv Radar.  If you read this blog, which no one is since I was radio silent for so long, and do not get a greeting there is a reason.  Usually it is either I do not have a good email address or I do not have your birthdate on record.

Last December I reached 79 years circling the sun.  Well, outside the womb.  Hubby reached 85 in September.  Those six years difference made little difference until about the last 5 - 10 years.  These days the difference is showing a bit more.  Some days I think how hard I pushed him when he was just too tired to keep going.  I work to not do that any more.  Yes, age does have an influence on how well our bodies serve us.  All the years of not lifting correctly, carrying too much body weight, rotating shifts at work, the air we breath, and our inherited DNA are huge determining factors.

In the US and Canada it will be interesting to see if births rise in about 9 months.  Blackouts and other events that cause folks to stay home are like some sort of love potions.  During my recent hospital stay I was in the maternity wing.  I had to giggle at the irony.  One of the nurses and I were joking about that.  Then we drifted to the effects of blackouts, etc on birth rates.  She noted there was a huge surge in births following the Covid shutdown.  Now I am wondering how many births are a direct result of boredom.

Regardless of what circumstances surrounded the conception of the children in my sisters' lives I am glad.  Lots of fun memories to recall on a cold winter day in January.

There are 41 folks in this photo.  All but two are members of my sisters' and my families.  And there are at least 2 buns in the oven in the group.  BTW this is only part of the family.  

Take care,

Janice